About Us
Hamdard Media Group was launched in 1991 with the name of Hamdard Weekly newspaper and its the first edition was printed on the auspicious day of Vaisakhi, 13th April 1991 and since then its humble journey is going ahead. Hamdard Media Group’s only vision was to bring the Punjabi communities together.
Hamdard Weekly is printing in four editions: Toronto, Vancouver, New York and California. Hamdard shows news & views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Its fearless & unbiased journalism over 30 yrs has won Hamdard a mature and dedicated viewership from all over the world, and it is growing.
Hamdard Media Group started to print one and only Immigration based magazine “Quomantry Pardesi” in January 1997. Daily online Hamdard newspaper started in 2007 and have 600,000+ readers all over the world.
Hamdard’s total viewership exceeds 36 Million. For the first time in Canadian history, a Punjabi Media company – Hamdard Media Group was congratulated for its achievements in the parliament by MP Sonia Sidhu on its Silver Jubilee celebrations in the year 2016.
Hamdard TV is the only HD Punjabi Canadian news and entertainment channel that is CRTC approved & is producing its own shows within Canada, with up to 80% of its content produced by the team in Canada. Hamdard team continues to raise the standards of journalism with innovative programming and uncompromising integrity for all age groups including children, youth, women and seniors since 2012.
Hamdard TV emphasizes on showing News, Public views, Entertainment, Sports, Immigration, Health and Business related talk shows. The group, through its years of consistent focus on journalistic and editorial excellence, has become the epitome for the Gold Standard of Journalism and has today become a barometer for trust, integrity and excellence in journalism across TV, Print and Digital.
The integrated newsroom of the group fuels the editorial might across TV, print, online, mobile, apps and social media leading to rapid growth. Hamdard TV channel produces its own content from two studios in Mississauga, Canada and Chandigarh, India with more than 200 team members.
As we understand the new digital age and the needs of our viewers we made ourselves available in 80+ countries, on the platforms like Apple App Store, Internet, Canada wide TV Media Cable & Satellite Cable TV in many countries. Hamdard Media Group was the idea of Amar Singh Bhullar, the founder and Managing Director. President of 1136811 Ontario Inc. o/a.
Hamdard Media Group Karamjit Kaur Bhullar has been awarded with many awards including the Peel Police Ethnic award. The awakened readers & viewers of Hamdard have proud to the fact that Amar Bhullar is the first ethnic Punjabi Journalist who had toured many countries with Canadian Prime Ministers Hon. Jean Chretien & Hon.Paul Martin. He has been awarded Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award and Shiromani Patarkarita Award from India.
